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    The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

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Weak souls always set to work at the wrong time.

Weak souls always set to work at the wrong time.

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Better make a weak man your enemy than your friend.

Better make a weak man your enemy than your friend.

by Josh Billings Found in: Weakness Quotes,
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But the concessions of the weak are the concessions of fear.

But the concessions of the weak are the concessions of fear.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Weakness Quotes,
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People talk about the middle of the road as though it were unacceptable. Actually, all human problems, excepting morals, come read more

People talk about the middle of the road as though it were unacceptable. Actually, all human problems, excepting morals, come into the gray areas. Things are not all black and white. There have to be compromises. The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

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Better bend than break.

Better bend than break.

by Scottish Proverb Found in: Compromise Quotes,
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If you think a weakness can be turned into a strength, I hate to tell you this, but that's another read more

If you think a weakness can be turned into a strength, I hate to tell you this, but that's another weakness

by Jack Handy Found in: Weakness Quotes,
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Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.

Life cannot subsist in society but by reciprocal concessions.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Compromise Quotes,
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What is bad? All that proceeds from weakness.

What is bad? All that proceeds from weakness.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Weakness Quotes,
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Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, read more

Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, while recognizing defects, sees beyond them.

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